Nice blog :)

I share your optimism! Hopefully the New Year will bring peace to all!

Happy New Year!!!

Chesca :)

Please don't BLOW any sunshine my way!!! I'm doing fine,really!Lol. Happy New Year to my funniest Blogger on the net.

Very nice thoughts, indeed. You sound like you've got your life heading in the right (non-toxic) direction; good luck and happy new year. By the way, I love the word "arse"...Even though I'm an American, I'm going to start using it with more regularity. I'll look forward to reading more of your thoughts.

Have I been toxic?:S...:P

Yer trying to poop something magical out here, Boots...it's just not coming out the color for which you are looking:)

I hear you and I'm with you on this Boots!
Happy New Year! xo :)

Wishing you a happy new year and may all your dreams and wishes come true in 2009

Happy New Year Boots. I'm like you in that New Year's Eve holds very little for me other than marking time and remembering the folks no longer around. As to the site, I'm a little down at the moment at the content of a lot of the blogs. As you said, there are so many lovely people around who get knocked for being lovely - not fair! We can't be elitist and believe the site is just for us, but it's sad the way language is changing and profile photos are becoming more and more like something from a Swinger's website. However, there are the best of people around and those are the ones I'm sticking to. You, dear Boots, are very much one of those.

Boots - I guess I must be living a sheltered life here on thoughts 'cause I haven't noticed it getting more toxic. But then i again I have enough friend anymore that I rarely wander outside them for something to read.

It is a great shame if toxicity damages this place. It's such a wonderful site and so full of good people. You, of course, are included.

I think it's up to us to see thoughts stay a decent, clean place to go. We need to continue to do what we all do best - spew our lives out there for all the world and offer anyone who needs it love and support. That's how we'll keep thoughs a decent place to call home.

I really don't know what to do about the nasty 'stuff' and nasty people, but just to continue spreading the love. It will win out in the end, anyway, love always does. These people will soon lose interest in my humble opinion. Keep writing! I hope your evening was fun and that you did get out for some New Year's fun, Boots :)

I hope you never change either, Boots. The good outweighs the bad, or we wouldn't keep coming back. You are one of the reasons to stay. Happy New Year to you and your family!

this post contained no fluff even though you were supposed to be fluffing
it was filled with some really good stuff and I know you werent bluffing
I agree with circe, you are one of the reasons for all the good guys to stay
hopefully, and soon, the mean spirited icky people will simply slither away!

Happy New Year my friend....

E

Here! Here! Here!
Three cheers for Boot Lady!
Well put!
:)

I share with your optimism. :)

(Jee, I wonder if I'm one of those toxic people????) :)

Oh and happy new year. :)

(do you notice that I put a lot of smilies? I don't even know why I do that...a habit, I guess. Oooh, I'm taking up your time reading this ramble...)

i agree with your observations that there's nothing to be done about negativity - like many things in life, negativity is a choice that a person makes; there's little or nothing you can do to change them.
just enjoy your own sunshine. i don't recommend blowing it our yer arse though...
cheers and happy new year boots!!
:D

Wouldn't blowing sunshine out your arse make it a little bit toxic??? All kidding aside I think the negative people will go away once they have their rant. When ever I see someone ranting and it is all El Toro Kaka I make sure I never visit their site again, if visiting and if it is in someone's else whom I respect, admire etc (like you boots) I never go there. Hopefully once no one visits them or pay them any mind the little chits will leave. Now if there was a screen on it when you shot out the sunshine, maybe it would not toxic. Another point to ponder is if you are shooting out sunshine would you need to light a match? ;-) Hope you ended up having a wonderful time at the party.

I was told some of you may not know what 'El Toro Kaka' is so I will explain. El Toro means Bull and kaka well I think you might now understand that, but if not lets just hope you never step in it. ;-)